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Posted: 12:05 PM Nov 19, 2009
Lincoln Memorial's History Featured On New Site
The Lincoln Memorial is expanding beyond its marble temple for those who may not get to visit the site on the National Mall.
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November 19, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Lincoln Memorial is expanding beyond its
marble temple for those who may not get to visit the site on the
National Mall.
On Thursday, the National Park Service launched a new,
interactive Web site with videos, panoramas and oral histories from
park rangers who have worked at the memorial for decades. The
announcement comes on the 146th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's
Gettysburg Address.
In one video, ranger Gilbert Lyons recalls growing up in a
segregated Washington and says he was drawn to the memorial's
message that "all men are created equal." He watched Martin
Luther King Jr. speak at the memorial and has worked there for many
years.
The nonprofit Trust for the National Mall is raising money to
build similar online sites for other memorials in Washington.
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